Science: Electronic Morse-Man

One of the most monotonous kinds of skilled work that still survive in a
world of automation is the on-the-spot translation of hand-keyed Morse
code into written language. This week the C.G.S. Laboratories of
Stamford, Conn, told about an electronic decoder that takes over the
job. According to C.G.S.. the decoder listens to the dots and dashes
and automatically types out not only letters, but words. It adjusts its
speed from ten words to 600 words per minute, and memory circuits
permit it to "copy behind" the incoming signal, just as a human
operator does.